My 190e 1.8 has developed a strange whining at what sounds like the front of the engine. It came on quickly, and it might be coincidence but I noticed it a week after the car was last used in very heavy rain and bad surface flooding. The car was never in really deep water but was driving through very heavy spray and 6" deep pools, at the time it did start to cut out at tickover but after a bit more driving it was OK again. The sound is reminiscent of driving off in first or reverse in an old mini (ie straight cut gears) and is most noticable when accelerating away in first & second from a standing start. Its definitely revs related and rise & falls on using the loud pedal even when at standstill.
I sprayed the belt idler, alternator and power steering pump with spraygrease to see if it would quieten the noise but no luck.
Anyone else had this?
Cheers
Alan
I sprayed the belt idler, alternator and power steering pump with spraygrease to see if it would quieten the noise but no luck.
Anyone else had this?
Cheers
Alan